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Finless porpoise found washed ashore near Rameswaram

The finless porpoise' measured 232 cm long, 76 cm wide and had a circumference of 152 cm.

29 Sept 2018 6:45 AM IST

The arrested fishermen- 22 from Thondi and five from Nagapattinam- were taken to the Karainagar Naval camp, reports reaching here said.

Sri Lankan navy arrests 27 Tamil Nadu fishers

Today's arrest has again dipped the confidence of fishermen in the Central and State govts to find a solution to their...

12 Aug 2018 3:55 AM IST

Southern Railway GM R.K. Kulsreshtha inspects the Rameswaram railway station on Friday. The Madurai DRM, Ms. Neenu Ittyerah is also seen among other officials. DC

Rameswaram:New rail bridge to link Rameswaram ?

The works would begin once these issues were resolved, added Mr Kulshrestha.

4 Aug 2018 4:14 AM IST

The late President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam

Homage paid at Kalam memorial in Rameswaram

Ministers and officials paid homage at his memorial at Peikarumbu here on Friday to mark his third death anniversary.

28 July 2018 3:00 AM IST

Cops removing the explosives from the site. (Photo:DC)

Chennai: Buried explosives removed after 25 days to government depot

This was notwithstanding the fact that most of the explosives, kept in trunk boxes, were corroded over time.

21 July 2018 2:47 AM IST

The attack began when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the hotels gates. (Photo: AP)

Owners quit home due to delay in removing ammunition cache

The quantity and variety of ammunition was truly staggering and frightful.

18 July 2018 6:34 AM IST

Delay in explosives removal scares Rameswaram locals

Two visits in a week by experts to site of ammunition cache has raised doubts among the people.

9 July 2018 6:22 AM IST

Artisans work on seashells at Rameswaram. Sangus with names inscribed on them. (Photo: DC)

Sangu' no longer kingu' in Rameswaram seashores

And artisans living off it have cultivated the technique of inscribing customers' favourite names on 'Sangu' into a fine...

7 July 2018 4:26 AM IST

Some of the arrested fishermen (Photo: DC)

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 12 TN fishers, seizes 2 boats

Nearly 500 boats had put out to sea from here on Wednesday.

6 July 2018 6:28 AM IST

So far 58 rounds of TNT (Trinitrotoluene) explosives, 250 light machine gun (LMG) cartridges kept in 19 steel boxes, four boxes containing 100 rocket launchers besides bullets, 15 granite explosives , five ground rockets, eight rolls of fuse wire and one small dynamo motor have been recovered. (Photo: DC)

Bomb squad examines huge LTTE ammo cache

Ramanathapuram SP, Mr. Om Prakash Meena was among the first to reach the spot last night and take stock of the cache.

27 Jun 2018 5:50 AM IST

A state-run petrol pump looks deserted with insufficient diesel supply for the fishermens mechanised boats at Rameswaram on Friday.

Rameswram: No diesel in bunks for fishers, as 61-day fishing ban ends

The fishing ban operates between April to June 15 every year, as it is said to be the breeding season for fishes.

16 Jun 2018 2:29 AM IST

He escaped by jumping off a running train with his handcuffs on near Itarsi railway station, police said today. (Photo:

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 6 Tamil refugees

The Island-Navy contingent, during a routine patrol, apprehended all the six helpless Tamil refugees.

1 Jun 2018 1:37 AM IST